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ID: 700001568
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700001568
Record Type: Movable Work
Mr. Bailly (etching (print); Aux Deux Piliers d'or (French publisher, active late 18th ce...; Published: ca. 1790; Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, ...; 2711-155; 711155; (CMalG)1516-756; accession number: P980009* (bx.25,f.4))
Note: The portrait forms part of a suite of prints related to the red and blue cockade adopted from the colors of the city of Paris on July 13, 1789 (cf. de Vinck 479 & 480); The profile portrait bust is of Mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly of Paris; Set within a round medallion, it is topped by a ring to which is tied a ribbon inscribed "Cocarde Nationale Prise le 13 Juillet 1789." Resting on a pedestal inscribed "M.r BAILLY ...," the portrait is adorned with a laurel branch and a crown of oak leaves; Forms part of: Prints of the French Revolution, 1774-ca. 1840 (Special Collections, accn. no. P980009*); "Astronome"--pencilled on verso; Trimmed within plate mark. Publication: Paris : Aux Deux Piliers d'or, [ca. 1790].
Titles:
Mr. Bailly (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined-P,,)
Portrait bust of Mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly of Paris (C,U,DE,English,U,U)
Monsieur Bailly (C,U,undetermined,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
etching (print) [300041365] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)
engraving (print) [300041340]
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)
print (visual work) [300041273]
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:
prints (preferred)

Creation Date: Published: ca. 1790

Creator Display:
Aux Deux Piliers d'or (French publisher, active late 18th century); Jacques-François Chéreau (French publisher, 1742-1794) [preferred,GRISC]
publishers Aux Deux Piliers d'or (French publisher, active late 18th century) [500354582]
Chéreau, Jacques-François (French publisher, 1742-1794) [500354583]
Locations:
Current: Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500353615] Getty Research Institute, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 2711-155; 711155; (CMalG)1516-756; accession number: P980009* (bx.25,f.4)
Credit Line: copyright J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute, Special Collections
Address Note: 1200 Getty Center Dr., Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688
Other: Publication: Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: 1 print: etching, engraving, b&w
etching (printing process) [300053241]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)
engraving (printing process) [300053225]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)
black-and-white (colors) [300265434]
.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Color (hierarchy name), colors (hues or tints), neutrals (colors))

Dimensions: sheet: 29 x 20 cm
General Subject:
portraits (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
Bailly, Jean Sylvain (French astronomer and political leader, 1736-1793) [500353703]
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)
single-sitter portrait [300404138]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, portraits) (AAT)
bust (general, figure) [300047457]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations), <figures by portion represented>) (AAT)
French Revolution [901000102]
.....((French history, European history, Named Events)) (ICON)
politicians [300025474]
.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in administration and government>) (AAT)
portraits [300015637]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

Provenance: lfell; Purchase.
Inscriptions: Mr. Bailly député de Paris à l'Assemblée nationale, élu par aclamation : maire de Paris.
List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media
Sources and Contributors:
Mr. Bailly........ [GRISC,VP]
........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-) 711155
Portrait bust of Mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly of Paris........ [VP]
........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
........ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
Monsieur Bailly........ [GRISC]
........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
Subject: ....... [GRISC,VP]
....................... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
....................... Bruel, L'estampe, 1770-1871 : Collection de Vinck (1909-1979) 1823
Note:
English ..... [GRISC]
..... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
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